quench
v[Tn]
1 extinguish (fire, flames, etc), esp with water 扑灭(火焰等)(尤指用水)
(fig 比喻) quench sb's ardent passion 使某人的热情冷却下来.
2 satisfy (sth) by drinking 解(渴)
quench one's thirst with cold water 喝冷水止渴.
3 put an end to (sth) 终止(某事物)
Nothing could quench her longing to return home again. 她重返家园的念头怎麽也打消不掉.
4 cool (a hot substance) rapidly by placing it in water 将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却; 淬火; 蘸火.
I've got three weeks altogether. What do you suggest I see?
我总共有三周时间。你建议我看些什么呢?
Two years later, her father disappeared, never to be heard from again.
两年后,她父亲失踪了,从此再无音讯。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。